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Estrogen dosages for prostate cancer Route/form Estrogen Dosage Oral: Estradiol: 1–2 mg 3x/day Conjugated estrogens: 1.25–2.5 mg 3x/day Ethinylestradiol: 0.15–3 mg/day Ethinylestradiol sulfonate: 1–2 mg 1x/week Diethylstilbestrol: 1–3 mg/day Dienestrol: 5 mg/day Hexestrol: 5 mg/day Fosfestrol: 100–480 mg 1–3x/day Chlorotrianisene ...
Estrogen dosages for prostate cancer; Route/form Estrogen Dosage Ref(s) Oral: Estradiol: 1–2 mg 3x/day [1] Conjugated estrogens: 1.25–2.5 mg 3x/day [2] [3] Ethinylestradiol: 0.15–3 mg/day [2] [3] [4] Ethinylestradiol sulfonate: 1–2 mg 1x/week [5] [3] [6] Diethylstilbestrol: 1–3 mg/day [2] [7] Dienestrol: 5 mg/day [8] Hexestrol: 5 mg ...
A study that used high- to very-high-dose oral estradiol to treat postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer found that mean steady-state estradiol levels in the 6 mg/day group were about 300 pg/mL and in the 30 mg/day group were about 2,400 pg/mL. [37]
Polyestradiol phosphate (PEP), sold under the brand name Estradurin, is an estrogen medication which is used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer in men. [1] [9] [2] [10] It is also used in women to treat breast cancer, as a component of hormone therapy to treat low estrogen levels and menopausal symptoms, and as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender women.
[49] [52] Estrogens are effective in the treatment of prostate cancer by suppressing testosterone levels into the castrate range, increasing levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and thereby decreasing the fraction of free testosterone, and possibly also via direct cytotoxic effects on prostate cancer cells.
Estrogen dosages for prostate cancer Route/form Estrogen Dosage Oral: Estradiol: 1–2 mg 3x/day Conjugated estrogens: 1.25–2.5 mg 3x/day Ethinylestradiol: 0.15–3 mg/day Ethinylestradiol sulfonate: 1–2 mg 1x/week Diethylstilbestrol: 1–3 mg/day Dienestrol: 5 mg/day Hexestrol: 5 mg/day Fosfestrol: 100–480 mg 1–3x/day Chlorotrianisene ...